Sprinkle: Leviticus 8:6, Leviticus 14:7; Isaiah 52:15; Ezekiel 36:25; Hebrews 9:10
let them shave: Heb. let them cause a razor to pass over, etc. Leviticus 14:8-9
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Numbers 8:7
Numbers 8:7
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